• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.1-18
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• 1995

This study examined the confronting problems in home economics and its historical and philosophical causing background, and suggested the future direction for home economics and home economics education. This study, hoped to help home economics overcoming its chaotic situation, and to establish academic characteristics through a philosophical consistency: 1. What are the significant problems which home economics has confronted, and the consequences of those problems\ulcorner 2. What are the fundamental caues of the problem\ulcorner 3.What should be the nature of home econimics to be able to overcome the confronting problems and what can be proposed for the future of home economic\ulcorner Each research question was addressed by analyzing Journal articles, theses, philosophical studies in the field. The results were as follows; 1. such problems as the ambiguity in research focus and the nature of academic charateristcs, and the limitation of research method have resulted fragmentation and specialization in the field, and the lack of philosophical research. Also they led home and family. Moreover each problem brought chaos into curriculum of home economics and that of home economics deucation. 2. The philosophical causing backgrounds of present problems are western ideas such as pragmatism, positivism, Social Darwnism and Korean ideas such as Confucian tradition, Practical Science movement in the 19th century, and modernization and industrialization from the middle of 20th century. Along with influencing historical situation these backgrounds have distorted home economics to be technical science oriented. 3. To solve these problems academic characteristics of home economics must be reestablished as practical science and as profession. This study proposed following for the future of home economics and home economics education: (1) For the future of home economics, first, it needs to recover the unity as one academic field with its focus on family by overcoming fragmentation and specialization trend in the field. Secondly, philosophical and historical studies must be carried o for the unity of all specialized field in home economics. Thirdly, home economics must try to reestablish and reflect in pratice its acadimic characteristics as practical science and as profession. (2) For home economic eduation, first, it should not be the instrument for idelogies of powerful social systems. And teacher education for home economics teachers must inclued principles of home economics and philosophy and history of home economics enabling teachers to achieve purposes of home economics. Secondly, its curriculum contents should be composed of practical ones beyond technical ones.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.1-16
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• 1995

The purposes of this study were to : (1) examine current curricula related to home economics in university liberal education curriculum, (2) identify the educational needs on fields and contents related to home economics in college-level liberal education curriculum perceived by university students and professors, (3) provide the findings to make recommendations for development of liberal subjects related to home economics in university liberal education curriculum. This study was conducted by means of the review of literatures and the questionnaire survey. the instruments for the survey was developed by the researcher, the one was for students and the other was for professors. They included items of needs about 6 fields related to home economics and 8 contents each, and there were items of reasons for needs about each fields. The samples for the analysis were 284 university students in Seoul, and 176 university professors of all over the country. The research findings were as follows : 1. There were differences between current curricula and students' needs related to home economics in university liberal education curriculum. 2. There were much more subjects related to home economics in woman's university than in co-ed. university. 3. Students needed such fields as follows : (1) maintenance of individual and family relation, (2) human development, (3) home management and consumer education 4. The reason why students needed the subjects was that they could be helpful to solve the problems of everyday life. 5. The reason why professors needed the subjects was that they could be useful to prepare for the future of every student.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.171-183
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• 1998

The purpose of this study were to see the concept of creativity for the application to the home economics subject and to analyze the home economics textbooks required by the 6th curriculum in a viewpoint of the development of creativity. To achieve these purposes, the learning unit of making necessaries of 8 different home economics textbooks for middle school were compared in the point of titles of learning unit, learning objectives, contents of learning unit, study problems, and exercises. The results of this study were as follows : 1) For the learning objectives, most of home economics textbooks were focused on the basic knowledge and basic skills education rather than the creative thinking and creative problem solving. 2) For the contents of the textbooks, all of home economics textbooks were fixed by the materials and making steps for education of basic skills. So, it was found that the creativity of students could not developed. 3) For the study problems, most of home economics textbooks had some posibility of developing the creativity of students, relatively. 4) For the exercises, most of home economics textbooks had limited posibility of developing the creativity of students.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.1-14
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• 1993

The purpose of this study is to find the differences between home economics before and after korean Independence of the dominance of Japanes Empire. The specific aimes are to compare the subject organization, educational purpose and subject contents etc. of home economics in korean school before with after the Korean Independence of the dominance of Japanes Empire. The methods to study were to analyze some documents(laws or regulations)and textbooks etc. at that time. The result of this study is summerized as follow. 1. The subject of home economics in primary school were‘Jaibong(sewing)’,‘Kasa(household affairs)’just before Korean Independence of Japan in 1945. But the subject of home economics changed to‘Yori(cooking)’,‘Jaibong’after Korean Independence in 1945. In 1946,‘Yori’and Jaibong were integrated in‘Kasa’. In 1954, ‘Kasa’changed to ‘Silkwa(Practical Course)’. The subject of home economics in middle or high girl school were‘Kajeong(home)’, ‘Yuga(nursing)’,‘Bogeon(preservation of health)’,‘Pibok(clothing)’just before Korean Independence in 1945. But the 4 subjects changed to‘Kasa’,‘Jaibong’,‘Suye(embroidery)’and the 3 subjects changed‘Sileop and Kajeong(home affairs)’again. 2. The hours per week assigned to home economics education were higher in high school years than in low school years both in primary schools and middle or high schools. 3. Among various home economics subjects, the hours assigned to‘Jaibong’were higher than any other home economics subjects. But The hours assigned to the‘Kasa’tended to increase in high school years. 4. The purpose of home economics education in schools before Korean Independence of Japan focused of fostering korean's loyalty to Japan Empire in the end and on cultivating womanly virtue etc. This tendency was more prominant in middle or high school than primary school. 5. Korean home economics education during about 10 years generally followed the home economics education of Japanes Empire. 6. The home economics education in primary school for school boys was practised after 1955(The period of 1th curriculum). Before that time was practised home economics education for school girls. 7. Generally home economics education in Korean schools was weakened after Korea became Independant of Japanes Empire in 1945. 8. The contents of home economics education after Korean Independence tended to follow those of Japan. Among domains of the home economics the rate of contents of‘siksainghwall(life of foods)’tended to be largest, the rate of‘Jusainghwal(life of house)’lowest in primary, while the contents of‘oeusainghwal(life of clothing)’tended to be largest, the rate of‘Jusainghwal(life of house)’lowest in middle education.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.39 no.11
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• pp.161-174
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• 2001

In the 7th curriculum revision, Home Economics and Technology are combined into one subject, Practical Arts(Technology Home Economic), from 5th to 10th grades. The purpose of this study was to ewamine what perspectives home economics teachers and technology teachers have on curriculum. A questionnaire survey was carried out to the 297 middle school home economics teachers and technology teachers across the nation, to find out the differences of their perspectives on curriculum by independent variables. The findings of this study were as follows: 1) Both groups of home economics teachers and technology teachers supported interpretive, emancipators, and technical perspective on curriculum in the order named. 2) Teachers who have teaching experience of 21 years or more showed higher orientation toward technical perspective than those who have teaching experience of 10 years or less in assumptions on society, educational goal, Knowledge, and teaching-loaming method. 3) Public school teachers showed stronger orientation toward technical perspective in assumptions on teaching-learning method, and toward emancipatory perspective in assumptions on society. 4) Teachers who majored in or took charge of Technology generally had strong orientation toward technical perspective, whereas those who majored in or took charge of Home Economics oriented more toward interpretive or emancipatory than technical perspective.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.173-184
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• 1999

The purposed of this study was to reconceptualize home economics by focusing the concept of 'Family life welfare' which pursue the improvement of family life through making the home resourceful and developing the community. The reconceptualization of home economics as family life welfare could solve the problem identification and professionalization which home economics lack of. It also would contribute to the extension of an arena and activation of the Discussion no the family life by criticizing several approaches based on functionalism Finally the utilization of home economics major in public affair means the advancement of women's social participation.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.18 no.2 s.40
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• pp.125-134
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• 2006

The purposes of this study were to derive an agreement of home economics education experts on the necessity of home economics science educational contents by applying the Delphi study, and thus to provide basic data on establishing a future direction of the home economics science education. According to the result of the three-round Delphi survey of home economics educational experts, they agreed on the necessity of home economics science educational contents, in the order of the areas of family life, food and nutrition, consuming life, housing and clothing. They also agreed that home economics sciences educational contents applicable to the real life were more useful than those related to mere knowledge, technique and career.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.61-69
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• 1991

The purpose of this study is to investigate the preserivce curriculum and present it as a material for planning of curriculum of Home Economics. For this study, the preservice curriculum of 5 areas were collected and the questionnaires were administered to teachers who were being trained at these areas. Most of the teachers contented with the numbers of literal art subjects and educational subjects and the prescribed hours of them. More than a half numbers of teachers unsatisfied with the numbers of Home Economics subjects and the prescribed hours of them. They wanted that they could take the more Home Economics courses. The proportion on the lab courses hours are 33% of the hours of the total Home Economics ones.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.29-41
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• 1996

In this research, researcher will examined the theoretical background of open education. Based on the result of the development of the suggested guidelines for a home economics teaching/learning program, researcher concludes that in order for the teaching/learning programs based on open education to be efficiently acieved in the classroom environment-organization at the middle school the following reform measures must accompany these programs. First, in order for the special characteristics of open education, i.e., individualized and small group study, to be effectively achieved, it is necessary to improve the physical classroom environment-organization. Second, the two class hours per week currently allotted for home economics are not sufficient to convey the information in the textbook. In order to reach objectives of teaching home economics according to open education a guarantee of a few more class hours is demanded. Third, in order to successfully achieve teaching/learning programs following open education, it is necessary for home economics teachers to make efforts to develop educational materials, and to engage in ongoing research and inservice training. For this to occur, measures must be taken to reduce the workload of teachers.

• Journal of Korean Home Economics Education Association
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.15-25
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• 2002

The purpose of the study is to analyze the technology$.$home economics textbooks of family life in the 7th curriculum for the middle school students and the direction of future policy to improve the curriculum for further revision. For this purpose, 10 different textbooks prepared for 7th Curriculum and published in 2001 were examined and obtained the following major findings 1. It was gradually strengthened that the part of family life in home economics textbooks for middle school students. 2. The part of family life in technology$.$home economics a in middle school textbooks of the 7th curriculum tried to adapt diverse learning programs and many fixtures were included to improve its learning efficiency. 3. Since the contents of family life parts in technology$.$home economics textbooks consisted of practically and empirically appliable. it must be suite useful for the middle school students.